Episode #786
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Imploding sphere
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Insects do not breath through their mouths, but rather through holes in the sides of their exoskeleton. https://www.thoughtco.com/how-do-insects-breathe-1968478
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Item #2
Fiction
The Antarctic continent is the only continent on Earth that does not have any native insects. https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/invertebates.php
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Item #3
Science
Many insects, in addition to their two compound eyes, have a triangle of three simple eyes in the middle of their forehead. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698907000314
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Conspiracy theorists make sense of the past by creating a plausible pattern that connects events that we know of, or suppose, in a meaningful way. Conspiracy theories are a way to create meaning out of the chaos of our lives and of the past.’ Lynette Nusbacher, PhD, Military Historian